COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
The College of Science and Engineering offers undergraduate degrees in the following
disciplines:
(The numbers following the degrees are used by this university to identify the programs
indicated. These numbers must be used on the application for admission, registration
forms, application for graduation, etc.)
Bachelor of Arts
Biology 04011 (General Biology)
Chemistry 19051
Geology 19141
Mathematics 17011
- Physics 19021
- Concentration in: Astronomy 19111
- Science 49023
- Concentrations in:
Individual Major 49023
Physical Science 19011
Meteorology 19131
Bachelor of Science
Applied Mathematics 07031
Biochemistry 04141
- Biology
- Concentrations in:
Botany 04021
Cell and Molecular Biology 04171
Ecology 04201
Marine Biology and Limnology 04181
Microbiology 04111
Physiology 04101
Zoology 04071
Chemistry 19051
Civil Engineering 09081
Clinical Science 12231
Computer Science 07011
Electrical Engineering 09093
Geology 19141
Mechanical Engineering 09101
- Physics 19021
- Concentration in: Astrophysics 19111
Statistics 17021
The College of Science and Engineering offers the following graduate degrees:
(The numbers following the degrees are used by this university to identify the programs
indicated. These numbers must be used on the application for admission, registration
forms, application for graduation, etc.)
Master of Arts
Biology 04011 (General Biology)
- Biology
- Concentrations in:
Cell and Molecular 04171
Conservation Biology 04011
Ecology and Systematic 04201
Marine 04181
Microbiology 04111
Physiology and Behavioral 04101
Mathematics 17011
Science 49023
Master of Science
- Chemistry 19051
- Concentration in: Biochemistry 04141
Clinical Science 12231
Computer Science 07011
Engineering 09011
Marine Science 49022
Physics 19021
Cooperative Doctoral Programs
M.A. in Biology to Ph.D. at University of California, Davis and University of California, San
Francisco
M.S. in Chemistry or Biochemistry to Ph.D. at University of California, Davis or University of
California, San Francisco
Graduate Certificate Programs
Genetic Engineering (Biology Department)
Medical Technology (Center for Advanced Medical Technology)
Rehabilitation Engineering Technology (Counseling Department and School of
Engineering)
College Structure and Mission
The College of Science and Engineering is committed to providing superior scientific and
mathematical education in the context of a major urban university with a liberal arts
tradition. The college offers programs at both the undergraduate and the graduate
levels in astronomy, atmospheric sciences, biology, clinical science, chemistry, computer
science, geology (undergraduate program only), biochemistry, physics, and
mathematics through the six departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Computer Science, Mathematics, Geosciences, and Physics and Astronomy. Through the
School of Engineering, the college offers civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. At
the graduate level, the school offers the Master of Science in Engineering. The college
offers an interdisciplinary major in science through the Center for Interdisciplinary Science
and a graduate program in clinical science through the Center for Advanced Medical
Technology which provides practical professional experience and research opportunities
through collaboration with numerous hospital service laboratories and off-campus
clinical research laboratories. Finally, the college offers a multidisciplinary degree
program in Statistics drawing from courses in Business, Economics, and Mathematics. The
Statistics program is listed in the Department of Mathematics.
The college provides all of its students with a current, relevant, hands-on education in
science. Close interaction between student and faculty in the laboratory and field
environments fosters the development in the student of the critical skills required in
science: the ability for objective analysis of a problem; the ability to design and carry out
critical tests; and the ability to make objective interpretations of data.
Students wishing to follow one of the major and/or minor programs in the college should
meet with a faculty adviser in the appropriate department immediately after admission
to the university. Science curricula are inherently sequential so early advising and
satisfaction of course prerequisites are essential to success in timely completion of
program requirements.